Cracoe

Cracoe is a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near to Rylstone and about 6 miles south-west of Grassington. Cracoe has an estimated population of 160 residents, measured at 178 in the 2011 census.[1] Cracoe is a village which is also situated near Rylstone beneath Barden Fell and the twin skyline landmarks of Rylstone Cross and Cracoe Pinnacle in the Yorkshire Dales.[2]

Waterless pond and waterfall, Cracoe

Evidence of an army training camp can be seen on the south-east edge of the village. The circular earthworks visible from Fell Lane are searchlight battery emplacements. The village is located 5 and a half miles north-west of Skipton. The name of the village can be seen as famous in geological circles - for the nearby Cracoe Reef Knolls, a series of limestone hills which are geological remnants of an ancient coral reef.

Cracoe can also be seen as a township in Burnsall parish. It has a post office under the Skipton area. The Parish covers roughly 2,370 acres. The Parish has a population of 139 and has 32 houses.[3]

The parish also has a village hall.[4][5]

Cracoe was also the home of the original Calendar Girls, who raised money to support Leukaemia Research Fund, by posing for a nude calendar.[6]

On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.[7]

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cracoe Parish (1170216740)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. "Cracoe, near Skipton - Gateway to the Dales". yorkshire-dales.com. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. "History of Cracoe, in Craven and West Riding | Map and description". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  4. "THE CARBONIFEROUS SEQUENCE OF THE CRAVEN LOWLANDS SOUTH OF THE REEF LIMESTONES OF CRACOE". pygs.lyellcollection.org. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. "Cracoe Village Hall, Skipton, North Yorkshire | Hall and Function Room to Hire". cracoevillagehall.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  6. Barton, Laura (25 October 2001). "A village affair". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  7. "Tour de France Stage 1". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

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